Tag: US

The Star OnlineOnline buyers fight porch piracy in the USThe Star OnlineAccording to a survey by Shorr Packaging Corp, 31% of US respondents have had a package stolen from their doorstep. — Dreamstime/TNS. Pleasant Hill resident Erin Miller tracks the …

Facebook’s fake news fight has collateral damage for small sitesThe Star OnlineIn 2016, as Facebook started to prioritise video in its news feed, the tech news site Mashable dismissed writers to focus more intently on the visual medium. The strategy didn’t save the website, which sold last week for US$50mil (RM203.81mil), a …

BBC NewsFacebook to overhaul Irish tax schemeBBC NewsFacebook is to overhaul its tax structure so that it pays tax in the country where profits are earned, instead of using an Irish subsidiary. The online advertising giant is to make the change in ever…

Today’s top tech news – December 5the27Japan Airlines has invested US$10 million in Boom Technology, a US-based startup that wants to build a faster-than-sound airliner that can reportedly fly 48 passengers from Tokyo from the US’s West Coast in about five hours. A one-third scale version …

America’s Absence from the Global StageFair ObserverWE BRING YOU PERSPECTIVES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. HELP US TO INFORM AND EDUCATE. YOUR DONATION IS TAX-DEDUCTIBLE. America was once the colossus around which all other peace-loving, democratic or aspiring democratic nations rallied, says former US …

Nike has launched the world’s first sports hijabEvening StandardNike has launched the world’s first sports hijab to help open up sport to Muslim women. After months of anticipation, Nike’s Pro Hijab is now available in the UK and around the world at the cost of £24.99. Tested by US champion fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad …